Provincial News

OTTAWA — First Nations leaders in Manitoba are calling on the federal government to address a backlog in requests for Indigenous children to receive swift access to health care and other services.

WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government is looking to bring in tougher penalties for people who are convicted of impaired driving offences that cause injury or death.

DILLON, SASKATCHEWAN, CANADA — RCMP in Saskatchewan have laid impaired driving charges against a school bus driver. Police say the charges stem from Nov.

REGINA — Premier Scott Moe’s government followed through on two fall election promises Thursday, passing bills on tax relief and the carbon levy.

WINNIPEG — A sign of the jolliest time of year is once again making its appearance near downtown Winnipeg, signalling the start of the hustle and bustle of the holiday season.

WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government has chosen a location for the province's first proposed supervised drug consumption site, but critics say there are safety concerns for the surrounding area that includes a high school and child-care centre.

EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she doesn’t believe she’ll need to invoke the Charter's notwithstanding clause to shield her government's three transgender bills from legal challenges.

WINNIPEG — The Winnipeg Blue Bombers have signed American linebacker Tony Jones to a two-year contract extension, the CFL club announced Wednesday. Jones was scheduled to become a free agent in February.

WINNIPEG — Mark Scheifele didn’t have an answer for why the Winnipeg Jets’ losing streak now sits at four games. Scheifele scored Winnipeg’s only goal in a 4-1 loss to the St.

PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. — Hunter Mayo's power-play goal at 6:40 of the third period proved to be the winner as the visiting Red Deer Rebels clipped the Prince Albert Raiders 3-2 in Western Hockey League action on Tuesday night at the Art Hauser Centre.